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Saturnus

(n.)
Grammar
Saturnus, Saturnes; m.

Saturn the god

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Met. 24, 31, where the star is called Saturn: ðone steorran Saturnus londbúende hátaþ), Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 13. the name occurs often in the Dialogue of Salomon and Saturn

weá-gesíþ

(n.)
Grammar
weá-gesíþ, es; m.

A companion in misery or in wickedness

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Hé ðone deófol on helle mid his weágesíðum ofþrihte, Wulfst. 145, 4. Ða deorcan and ða dimman stówe helle tintrego, ðe deófol an wunaþ mid his weágesíþum and mid ðám áwergdum sáulum, 225, 33

smíte

(n.)
Grammar
smíte, an; f.

A foul, miry place

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Of smítan on ðone stán . . . of ðære apoldran innan smítan v. 105, 13-36

ge-stician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stician, -sticcian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [stician to stick]

To stick ⬩ pierce ⬩ transfix

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To stick, pierce, transfix Hét mon me ðæt ic ðone swile gesticode jussērunt me incīdĕre tŭmōrem illum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 1.

twi-bóte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-bóte, adj.

Needing double compensation

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Needing double compensation Se ðe stalaþ on Gehhol oþþe on Eástron oþþe on ðone Hálgan Ðunresdæg . . . ðara gehwelc wé willaþ sié twybóte, swá on (the offence in each of these cases) Lenctenfæsten, L. Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25.

Linked entry: twi-béte

gilplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gilplíc, adj.

Ostentatious ⬩ pompous ⬩ proud ⬩ vain-glorious

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Ostentatious, pompous, proud, vain-glorious Ðæt wǽre swíðe gilplíc dǽd gif Crist scute ðá adún it would have been a very vain glorious act if Christ had thrown himself down then, Homl. Th. i. 170, 21.

þeód-loga

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-loga, an; m.

An arch-impostor, ⬩ a great liar

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Antecrist lǽrþ unsóðfæstnysse and swicolnesse ... and swá dóð ða þeódlogan, ðe taliaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt man cunne lytelíce swician and mid unsóðe sóð oferswíðan, 55, 15

Linked entry: loga

rǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-líc, adj.

Advisable

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Advisable Him ðá rǽdlecre geþúhte ðæt hé wið óðerne here friþ genáme ðæt hé ðone óðerne ðé iéð ofercuman mehtc proviso ad tempus consilio, unum denuntiato bello adpetit, alterum pacta pace suspendit, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 96, 15 : 4, 13; Swt. 212, 16.

ge-býsnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-býsnung, e; f. [býsnung an example]

An example ⬩ exemplum

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Ne dó ge ná be his gebýsnungum do ye not according to his examples, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 35

Linked entry: ge-bisnung

scip-teora

(n.)
Grammar
scip-teora, -teara, -tara, -tera, an; m.: -ter, -teoro (u), -tearo; gen. -tearos; n.

Pitch

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Dó gódne sciptaran tó, Lchdm. ii. 326, 14. Ðá hét se cásere meltan on hwere lead and scipteoran and pic, Shrn. 91, 7. Dó sciptearo tó, Lchdm. ii. 122, 17: 124, 10

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Þurh ðone stearcan wind norþan and eástan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 5. Stearce stormas, 23; Fox 78, 27. Gescyrped mid rinde wið ða stearcan stormas, 150, 8. rough, attended with hardship, hard, of living, discipline, etc.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

ge-medemian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-medemian, <b>; V.</b>
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add: to be deemed worthy to do Ic wæs ge-medemod gebiddan þá gerýnu þǽre róde. Hml. S. 23b, 466

á-líþran

(v.)
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to lather Dó þǽron ealdre sápan cucler fulne . . . on niht álýþre, Lch. ii. 76, 13. v. á-léþran in Dict

Linked entries: a-ledran á-lýþran

ge-sceaþian

(v.)
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Add: to do harm Deófol bið á ymbe þæt án, hú hé on manna sáwlum gescaðian mæge, Wlfst. 191, II

nasu

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Add: [a wk. dat. occurs] Dó brálinga þíne hand tó þínre nasan, swilce þú hwæt gestince, Tech. ii. 123, 12

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es; m. n.
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Ðonne is án port on súþeweardum ðæm lande, ðone man hǽt Sciringes heal ... Of Sciringes heale hé seglode on fíf dagan tó ðæm porte ðe mon hǽt æt Hǽþum, Swt. 19, 10-23.

Linked entry: Portes-múþa

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service done ⬩ a reward ⬩ wages ⬩ fee ⬩ payment for service or favour expected ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ a bribe

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payment in reward of service done, a reward, wages, fee Ne onféng hé ðæt tó médsceatte he did not accept it as a fee, Shrn. 135, 4. Hé ne sealde Gode nánne métsceat for his sáule ...

wól

(n.)
Grammar
wól, es; m. : e; f.

Pest ⬩ pestilence ⬩ plague ⬩ murrain

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Wénst ðú ðe ic nyte ðone wól ðínre gedréfednesse (perturbationum morbum), Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 17. Ic ðone wól (witchcraft) eów forbeóde, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 72

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happens ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ chance ⬩ fate ⬩ the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things ⬩ one of the Fates ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ an event ⬩ an event ⬩ occurrence ⬩ circumstance ⬩ incident ⬩ fact ⬩ what happens to a person ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ chance ⬩ accident

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Ǽlc wyrd, sam hió sié wynsum, sam hió sié unwynsum, for ðý cymþ tó ðǽm gódum ðæt hió ... hine þreátige tó ðon ðæt hé bet dó, . . . oððe him leánige ðæt hé teala dyde, Bt. 40, 1 ; Fox 224, 33-226, 5.

Linked entry: weord

ge-seohhian

(v.)
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to strain Se preóst sceal hogian þæt hé his offrunga dó swýðe clǽnlíce þurh cláð geseohhod (-seohgod, v.l. ), E.S. 49, 353

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